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Walker JOBSON

Regimental number5386
Place of birthTowrang New South Wales
SchoolPubic School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressPost Office, Towrang, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, G. Jobson, Towrang, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Susanah JOBSON,owrang, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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